Ball-bearing.



.PATENTED AUG. 7, 1906.

M, HARRIS & J. F. BEARING.

BALL BEARING. APYLIOATION FILED JUNEQ. 1905.

WITNESSES N VEN 7095' E 5 v ATTOHIIVEYH" a; srATEs PATENT OFFIQE."

MiLO HARRIS AND JOHN F. BEARING, OF JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK.

BALL-"BEARINGH.

No. senses.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, MiLo HARRIS and JOHN F. BEARING, citizens of the United States, residin in the city of Jamestown, in the county of hautauqua and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ball-Bearings, of which the foliowing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact escription.

The invention relates to that class of ballbearin s commonly known as the unit or annu ar type, in which the balls preferably move in four-point races between hardened-steel race-rings and the objects of our invention are, first, to provide an untem ered housing for the steel race-rings, which orms a bearingbetween adjacent rings and between the casing or journal and the rin s and which eliminates the necessity of grin 'ng the hardened race-rings,except in the races or grooves for the balls, and lessens the liability of breakage of the tempered race-rings or balls;

and inner surfaces.

second, to provide means to prevent the housings and race-rin s from creeping, and,

third, to provide a bal retainer that will prevent the balls from rubbing against one another, will prevent noise, and will lubricate the balls. In ball-bearings of this'type' having inner and outer tempered-steel race-rings the rin s must be made accurate by grinding not or y the ball-race, but also the outer sides of the rings, in order that they may be concentric with the race; also, where used in multiple or groups the edges must be ground in order that they may havean accurate bearing on. one another. Herein lies a large percentage of the cost of manufacture, as no matter how true the rings may be made be fore tempering they are liable to spring or warp during the hardenin process. Our housings for the race-rings e iminate the necess'ity of grinding of the outer surfaces and ed es of the rings nthe drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the half-section of a unit-bearing, showing the inner and outer housings onthe cleft race-rings, the housings being broken away at one end. of the unit-bearing, showin the housing formed as double corner-ban s for the outer Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the race-rings recessed to receive the bands. Fig; 4 is a sectional view showing the manner of extending the bands longitu' dinally, an annular tongue and groove for in' Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 9, 1905. Serial No. 264.509.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view' angular bands or cornere Patented. Aug. '7, 1906.

terlocking the inner rings, and a set-screw in the housing to creeping aroun the shaft. Fig. 5 1s a sec tional view of a ball-bearing, showing a modification of the housing, consisting of flat extension-bands around the outer ring and within the inner ring. Fig. 6-is a sectional view of a bearing, showing the race-rin s formed with an annular cleft and the housing-bands of different widths to cover said annularjoint. Fig. 7 is a sectional view showing the (prevent the inner rings from race-rings with an annular cleft and the cor? j nered or angular housing in one piece, also showing the ball-retai' in position each' side of the ball. Fi .8 is a sectionaliview of two unit-bearings, s owing the interchangeable use of the different forms of housing in a multiple bearing. Fig. 9 is a side elevation of 'the outer face of a section of the ball-re tainer, and Fi 10 is a like elevationof the inner faoewit balls in part of the seats.

Fig. 11 shows a number of sectionalviewsof. the ball-retainer and the felt lining for holding the oil and distributing it to the balls. Similar numerals refer to corresponding parts in the several views.

The numeral 1 indicates the balls.

The numeral 2 indicates the outer or casing race-ring,'and the numeral 4 the inner or journal race-ring. Rings 2 and 4. may be made in two parts 3 and 5, witha central annular cleft 3, which arrangement easily admits the balls 'to the races. Theballs run in a fourpoint bearing between rings 2 and 4 races which are preferably ground at a low-0r flat angle. It is much easier and cheaper, how-.

ever, to make the race-rings with a crosswise assembling the bearing. Race-rings with either the annular or crosswise clefts can be used with our housing. It would not depart from our invention to makemings 2 and 4 roe solid or without clefts, as a solid ring can also 7 i be held b the housing-without grinding.

After 1; e insertion of the balls 'in the races between the race-rings, preferably 'b means of the spring-ring, said rings are co ed; and held to a fit on the balls b means of housings orbands. f t is s cient to press the race-ring with tension, yet not with excessive friction. The housing is (preferably made of 2'. and 4-. bands .6. pressed rings 6. and 12 for 4-5 der to keep the inner housings and race-rings are designe tightly onto the outer corners of the outer rings, and bands 12 are in like manner pressed onto inner corners of the inner rings. Bands 6 and 12 are preferably made in two parts for convenience in pressing them onto the race-rings; but the forming of the band ,in one piece, as shown at 8 or 11 in Figs. 5 and 7, would not depart from our invention, since the making of the bands 6 with the annular cleavage between the bands is only for convenience in manufacture. The main improvement which we desire to rotect is the extei1sion'6 of the housin or hands 6 7 8 9 1 0 11. beyond the edges 0 the race-rings in order that they may be trued up in the lathe. The bands extend over the outer or inner faces of the outer and inner rings, as shown, and are preferably turned at an angle along the edges of the race-rings, thereby forming extensions 6, as stated. This extension 6 forms a bearing between adjacent rings in multiple or group use of theunits', as shown in Fig. 8.

It is apparent that the bands 6 may be extended beyond the edges of the race-ring, as

shown at Fig. 7, and the inner edge 6 turned back to bear upon the edge of the race-ring, thereby forming a simple convenient broad extension to the housing. It is obvious also that the two bands may be made unequal in width, as shown at 9 and 10 in Fig. 6, and thereby serve a convenient purpose in covering an annular cleft for housing two race-rings 3 3. The sin le or solid housing 11 or 18 for the outer an inner race r'ings, as shown in Fig. 7, also holds the double rings 3 or 5 firmly in place. It is apparent that one of the extensions. 6 can be turned in the band, and it can then be inserted or placed tn, the race rings, after which the other flanged extension 6 ma be pressed down to the rings by-a suitab e die. f

In order to interlock the iidusings, it is often expedient to tongue an groove them, as shown, at 13 and 14 in Fig. 4; also, in orfrom creeping on the shaft a set-screw l3" insertedfthrou h the extension of the housing. In the modi cation shown in Fig. 5 the fiat rings Stand-15 would serve our purpose for protecting the outer surfaceof the outer ring 2 and the innersurfac'e of the inner ring 4 and hasthe extensions 6 for bearing on the adja cent parts at each side; This would serve a good purpose, but would not be as simpie and convenient as the corner-bands 6. It is now apparent that after the bearings and their housings are assembled they may be put into the lathe and enough taken off the housings to bring a number of them into line and to ht them to the gourna'l and casingfor which they At the same time the extensions 6 ma "bo trued up, so that a perfect bearing is ormed between the adjacent exgroove may be cut, as shown, in'bands 13 and 14 when desired. This saves all grinding of the outer parts, the race having been ground before the assembling of the bearing.

The ball-retainer (indicated by numeral 21) is preferably made of a strip'of thin sheet metal bent in a'flat tubular form about a strip of felt 22 or other suitable material which will hold and convey sufficient oil to the balls to keep them roperly lubricated; This felt 22 can readily e remoyedfromretainer 21 for cleansing or renewal without disturbing the other parts of the bearin The numeral 20 indicates a mo ification of the retainer, which is composed of two strips of sheet metal arranged with astrip of lubricating-felt between them. I In this-form of retainer the metal strips should be held apart at such a distance as will let the oil'p'as's freely through the felt.

In the modification indicatedby the numeral 20 the felt has a hole through which the balls pass into the seat of the retainer, the felt being properly secured to one piece. The ball-retainer 21 is held on the opposite sides of the balls by metal studs 23 or other suitable means. The position of the retainers on opposite sides of the balls is shown in- Figs. 7Vand 11.

Babbitt or fusible metal bands covering just the outer and inner face of the race-rim sin ball-bearings have been used, and we'disc aim such use.

We claim as new 1. A roller-bearing ring consisting of a bar dened-steel race-ring, and a housing of suhf; stantially uniform thickness for said racer ring having extensions beyond the edges of the race-ring.

2. A roller-bearing ring consisting of a har dened-steel race-rin and cornered housing bands of substantially uniform thickness for the edges and the ungrooved side of said race:-

A roller-bearing ring consisting of a hardened cleft-steel race-ring, and a housin of substantially uniform thickness for the e 'ges and ungrooved side of said race-ring.

4. In ballbearings, hardened-steel casing and journal rings, housings for said rings consisting of untempered bands around the outer face of the casing-ring and the inner face of the journal-ring and. extending beyond the edges thereof, and balls between the rings, substantially as described.

' 5. In ball-bearings, a series of hardenedsteel casing and journal race-rings, balls between said casing and journal race-rings, housings covering the outer faces of the casing race-rings and the inner faces of the journa their contiguous extensions.

6.-In ball-bearings, hardened cleft-steel 65 tensions, at which time also the tongue and casing and journal race-rings, balls between 0 means for interlocking the adjacent journalsteel casing and journal rings, balls between said journal and easing rings, untempered 1 rings, metallic bands inclosing the outer housings covering the outer faces of the cas- I faces and edges thereof, a series of steel jouring-rings and the inner faces of the journalrial-rings, metallic bands inclosing the inner rings, said housings extending beyond the I faces and edges thereof, balls between the edges of the rings, andrneans to secure the I steel rings, and a ball-retainer to space the journal-housings to the shaft. I balls between the rings having absorbent 7. In ball-bearings, a series of hardenedmaterial in the retainer for oiling the balls as steel casin and journal race-rings, balls beshown and described. 1 tween said case and journal rings, bands 10. In ball-bearings, a ball-retainer comaround the outer face of the casing-rings and I posed of flat tubular rings having holes in the extending beyond the edges thereof, bands same to seat the balls, absorbent material in around the inner face of the journal-rings and said tubes to lubricate the balls, and studs to extending beyond the edges thereof, and hold the retainer on the balls. 11. In ball-bearings, a ball-retainer composed of flat metal n'ngs having holes to seat I theballs, absorbent material secured to said bands. 8. In ball-bearings, a series of hardenedsaid rings bands around the outer face of the casing-rings and extending beyond the edges ,1 thereof, and. bands around the inner face of l for the purpose described.

the journal-rings and extendin r beyond the! In testimony whereof we a'ilix our signaedges thereof to form a bearing Iietween'contures in presence of two witnesses material against the balls, and studs to hold tiguous extensions, there being a tongue-aridj MILO HARRIS. groove joint between said contiguousexten- JOHN F. DEARIN G. specified. 0. N. RusnwoR'rH,

sions, substantially as and for the purpose VWtnesses:

I C. A. I/VIIEELER.

9. In ball-bearings, a series of steel casingrings, a backing for holding the absorbent the retainer against the balls, as shown and 

